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Proceedings of the 6th International STEM in Education Conference (STEM 2021)

Congratulations to Drs. Anderson, Milner-Bolotin, Petrina and Doctoral student Rodrigo Santa for their recent publication of STEM2021 Proceedings: Anderson, D., Milner-Bolotin, M., Santos, R., & Petrina, S. (Eds.). (2021). Proceedings of the 6th International STEM in Education Conference (STEM 2021). University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, July 5-9. University of British Columbia. https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0402129 ISBN: […]

Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Peter Grimmett

Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Professor Emeritus Peter Grimmett on his new book: “Restoring Soul, Passion, and Purpose in Teacher Education: Contesting the Instrumentalization of Curriculum and Pedagogy”. For more information and how to obtain a copy of the book check here. Dr. Samson Nashon, EdD Department Head & Professor of Science Education […]

Lingering with Love and Loss

Lingering with Love & Loss | Remembering Carl Leggo November 15th, 1953 – March 7th, 2019 On Thursday, March 28th, 2019 many in the Faculty of Education, across campus and community gathered at The University of British Columbia to share in an evening of memories, poems, music, stories and tributes to a poet, professor, colleague, […]

Making-Place

Congratulations to Marzieh Mosavarzadeh, Ken Morimoto (Ph.D. candidates, EDCP) and Dr. Rita L. Irwin on the publication of Making-Place: International Postcard Exhibition Inspired by the rich potential of the International Society for Education through Art World Congress held at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada in July 2019, the Making-Place International Postcard Exhibition captures […]

Curricular Reverberations: Articulating an Educational Sound Studies in Theory and Practice

Dr. Walter S. Gershon | Rowan University, New Jersey, USA Friday, October 29, 2021 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Rita Irwin View the Seminar Poster Abstract We have again arrived at an educational moment where formal curricula, that which people are intended to learn in schools, is part […]

The Orange Shirt Project

Acts of Remembrance, Respect and Reconciling Dr. Lorrie Miller, Dr. Kerry Renwick, Dr. Shannon Leddy and Heather Clark invite all Teacher Candidates and FoE Faculty and Staff to participate in creating orange shirts to commemorate each of the Indigenous children who lost their lives at Indian Residential Schools. We also welcome participation […]

Beadwork + Mathwork =

Join us for a virtual community beading project with Anishinaabe artist Nico Williams Beadwork is relational. Mathematics is relational. Nico brings us together to learn beadwork, engage in mathwork, and contribute to a collaborative beading project that deepens awareness of Indigenous presence and futures. Be part of an exciting community project! Let’s learn to bead […]

6th International STEM in Education 2021 Virtual Conference

Changing the Story The 6th International STEM in Education Conference Hosted Virtually by the Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada July 5-9, 2021, Daily from 21:00 GMT to 01:30 GMT UBC Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy hosted the 6th International STEM in Education 2021 Virtual Conference between July […]

Congratulations to Dr. Kerry Renwick

Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Kerry Renwick, for receiving the award for the Best Article published in Higher Education Research & Development (HERD) for 2020. Community engagement is … : revisiting Boyer’s model of scholarship Renwick, K., Selkrig Mark., Manathunga, Catherine., Keamy Ron ‘Kim’. 2020. HERD, 39(6). Congratulations Kerry on this magnificent […]

Congratulations to Dr Anna Kindler’s son, Antoni

Dear Colleagues, It is a delight sharing the excellent news of Dr Anna Kindler’s son, Antoni, for being selected to represent Canada at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games. The Olympic Field Hockey Team has now been announced (http://www.fieldhockey.ca/2021/06/28/field-hockey-canada-announces-mens-olympic-roster/) and Antoni will be the Goalkeeper for Canada. We will join Anna in cheering for Antoni even […]

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STEM 2021

Changing the Story The 6th International STEM in Education Conference Hosted Virtually by the Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada July 5-9, 2021, Daily from 21:00 GMT to 01:30 GMT Register here Registration is open until Thursday April 15, 2021 Background The 6th International Conference of Science, Technology, […]

$10th Indigenous Math Symposium$

10th Indigenous Math Symposium

10th Indigenous Math Symposium | May 11 & May 18, 2021 Session 1 | Tuesday May 11, 3:30-4:30 (PDT) Looking to the past to change the future | Artist Nico Williams, Anishinaabe beadwork artist of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation, shares his beadwork to engage us in mathwork. Session 2 | Tuesday May 18, 3:30-4:30 […]

Congratulations to Kieran Forde – Recipient of the 2020-2021 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Kieran Forde, a doctoral student in Curriculum Studies, who has been awarded the 2020-2021 UBC Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. Kieran is a teaching assistant for the technology education cohort of the BEd program. This prestigious award was presented to Kieran at the May 5th Faculty Meeting. Congratulations Kieran […]

Teacher professional knowledge: Lessons from research and policy for improving teacher quality

Professor Vanessa Kind | School of Education, Durham University, UK Friday, May 14, 2021 | 10:30 am – 12:00 noon (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. Samia Khan View the Seminar Poster Abstract This talk presents a combination of document analysis and qualitative data to illustrate the impact of teacher education policy and practice […]

Restoring the Soul of Teacher Education: A Soulful Approach to External Pressure

Taken from the writing of a book entitled: Restoring Soul, Passion, and Purpose in Teacher Education: Contesting the Instrumentalization of Curriculum and Pedagogy Dr. Peter Grimmett | Professor Emeritus, SFU and UBC Wednesday, April 28, 2021 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. William Pinar View the Seminar Poster Abstract During […]

Institute for Environmental Learning | Events

EARTH DAY 2021 Dr. Shannon Leddy (IEL Co-Chair) invites you to join The Institute for Environmental Learning, online events celebrating 50 years of Environmental Education. The Institute for Environmental Leaning (IEL) is a cutting-edge educational research group working towards a sustainable future for British Columbia (BC). Earth Day, Invited Panel | April 22nd Social […]

2021 EGS Conference

The 8th Education Graduate Students (EGS) Conference is an annual conference organized by the team of Peer Advisors at the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP). This year’s conference has moved online due to the global pandemic. It took place on March 19, 2021. This conference’s primary purpose is to showcase the work undertaken […]

2020 Ted T Aoki Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in Curriculum Studies

Congratulations The 2020 Ted T Aoki Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in Curriculum Studies has been awarded to: Dr. Blake Smith | Supervisor: Dr. Rita Irwin Dissertation Title: Being Against Disappearance: A Photographic Inquiry Through an A/r/tographic Lens Dr. Joanne Mary Price | Supervisor: Dr. Susan Gerofsky Dissertation Title: Journeying with abeyance: A Welsh Cultural Approach […]

$UBC Virtual Family Math Fair$

UBC Virtual Family Math Fair

Each year the popular UBC Family Math and Science Day, organized by the UBC Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy and Faculty of Education, marks an exciting campus event. This year, due to our current COVID pandemic conditions, our day became a virtual event. The first Virtual Family Math Fair was held February 20, 2021 facilitated […]

16th Canadian Symposium – Highlights

The Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy hosted the 16th Canadian Symposium – Home Economics on February 27– 28, 2021. The Canadian Symposium on Home Economics Education has been held biennially since 1991 in various locations across Canada. This was the 30 year anniversary. Attended by over 70 delegates the Canadian Symposium on Home Economics […]

Mapping A/r/tography Exhibition Catalogue

Congratulations to Dr Rita L. Irwin, Principal Investigator and Nicole Y.S. Lee, Editor and Curator on the publication of the Mapping A/r/tography: Exhibition Catalogue, InSEA 2019 World Congress The Mapping A/r/tography Exhibition was held at The University of British Columbia during the InSEA 2019 World Congress. This exhibition featured ongoing artistic, pedagogical, and scholarly works […]

16th Canadian Symposium

Home Economics | Family Studies | Human Ecology | Family & Consumer Science Education: Issues & Directions Virtual Symposium | February 27-28, 2021 The Canadian Symposium on Home Economics Education will celebrate its 30 year anniversary on 2021. It continues to grow in its representation of Canadian home economists as well as increasingly drawing […]

Congratulations to Dr. Samson Nashon

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Samson Nashon on his reappointment as the Head of the Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy for a second five-year term beginning July 1, 2021. As a department, we look forward to five more years of carrying out our work under Dr. Nashon’s wise leadership.

Congratulations to Dr. Dónal O’Donoghue

Congratulations to Dr. Dónal O’Donoghue, Senior Editor of Studies in Art Education, on the publication of four issues of the journal in 2020. First published in 1959, Studies in Art Education is the leading research journal in the field of art education in North America and beyond. Studies in Art Educationpublishes research about art making, criticism, aesthetics, cultures, philosophies, histories, […]

Stop telling students to study STEM instead of humanities for the post-coronavirus world

Clark, P., & Sears, A. 2020. The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/stop-telling-students-to-study-stem-instead-of-humanities-for-the-post-coronavirus-world-145813

InSEA 2019 World Congress | Highlights

INSEA 2019 | VANCOUVER BC CANADA MAKING Inspired by the rich potential of the International Society for Education through Art World Congress held at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada in July 2019, the Making-Place International Postcard Exhibition captures the vitality, creativity and poetics of arts educator’s engagement, enthusiasm and evocations, prompting all viewers […]

The Worldliness of Jane Addams’ Cosmopolitan Education

Dr. William Pinar | Canada Research Chair, Faculty of Education, UBC January 13, 2010 | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Green College, UBC View the Seminar Poster No recording permission Centre for Cross-Faculty Inquiry in Education (CCFI) COSMO/POLITICS NOTED SCHOLARS LECTURE SERIES CO-SPONSORED BY: College for Interdisciplinary Studies (CFIS), Critical Studies in Sexuality,Department of Curriculum […]

Promoting Active and Healthy Lifestyle through the Constructivist Approach: A Hong Kong Experience

Dr. Amy Ha (Chinese University of Hong Kong) Co-hosted by KIN and EDCP December 12, 2012 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scare 1214 View the Seminar Poster No recording available Abstract: This presentation based on research conducted on school children and teacher development in Hong Kong, discusses the local Physical Education curriculum reform in order to […]

Showcasing Research by EDCP Recent Ph.D. Graduates

Drs. Douglas Adler and Marian Archibald May 10th, 2012 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission Abstract: Dr. Douglas Adler | From Campus to Classroom: A study of elementary teacher candidates’ pedagogical content knowledge (Supervisor, Dr. S. Nashon) In this study, Dr. Adler explored a cohort of elementary teacher candidates’ […]

Launching the 2012-2013 Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy Seminar Series: Theorizing Pedagogy

Drs. L. Farr Darling, K. Meyer and J. Butler November 14, 2012 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scare 310 View the Seminar Poster No recording available Abstract: This seminar series will explore ‘pedagogy’ as it has been understood historically and as it is lived presently within educational institutions and beyond. Drawing on the thought of curriculum […]

Tracing Lines of Flights: Flows and Intensities of Children Drawing

Dr. Christine Marmé Thompson | School of Visual Arts, The Pennsylvania State University October 29, 2012 | 4:30 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No recording available Abstract: For young children, drawing is a performance: the marks they make are accompanied by gestures, sound effects, narratives, and movements that attract the attention of […]

Reform of Physical Education in China

Dr. Xiaozan Wang | East China Normal University September 27, 2012 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scare 2125 View the Seminar Poster No recording available Abstract: Dr. Wang’s areas of specialization include Physical Education Curriculum and Teaching Reform; Evaluation of Learning in Physical Education; Physical Education Teacher Education; Physique Monitoring and Management of Adolescents; Motor skill […]

Reflections and questions on the faculty summer visit to Dadaab Refugee camp in North-Eastern Kenya

Drs. Samson Nashon, George Belliveau, Elizabeth Jordan, Joanne Melville, Lisa Loutzenheiser, Karen Meyer, Marina Milner-Bolotin & Cynthia Nicol Thursday, Sept. 29th, 12:30 – 2:00 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Scarfe Rm. 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: In the summer of 2011, a group of eight faculty members from the Faculty of Education at […]

Student teachers’ practical knowledge: how to approach the study of mentoring conversations

Dr. Juan-José Mena Marcos | University of Salamanca May 17th, 2012 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission Abstract: In the last two decades mentoring has been advocated as a genuine way to foster pre-service teachers’ development since it allows them to practice teaching under the supervision of their […]

Science Student Teachers’ Struggles with and Learning about ClassroomAction Research during Their Field Experiences

Dr. Chatree Faikhamta | Faculty of Education, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand April 4th, 2012 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission Abstract: A key element in teacher education programs, action research is a learning process in which pre-service teachers inquire, reflect on and improve their teaching practices. This qualitative […]

Pinar Seminar Series 8 | 2011-2012

Curricula in their Historical Context: Curriculum Studies in Canada Pinar Seminar Series 8 William Doll, Jr., Donna Trueit, William Pinar | “Pragmatism, Post-Modernism, Complexity Theory: The Collected Works of William E. Doll, Jr.” Abstract: The seminars in Canadian curriculum history, politics, and theory are created to showcase the latest work of Dr. William Pinar as […]

Is there an historical mission for teacher education? Or is it too late?

Dr. Hans Smits | University of Calgary Thursday, March 1st | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission Abstract: The topic of the presentation is whether teacher education can be understood to have an “historical” mission. By that I mean whether it has, as a university-based discipline and […]

Social and Epistemological Dimensions of a Social Justice Approach to Teacher Education

Dr. K. Zeichner | University of Washington – Seattle Thursday, March 15th | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission Abstract: This talk will explore the different dimensions that make up a social justice approach to teacher education with a particular focus on knowledge and power relations. The […]

Pinar Seminar Series 7 | 2011-2012

Curricula in their Historical Context: Curriculum Studies in Canada Pinar Seminar Series 7 William Pinar | “Multiculturalism, Nationality, Cosmopolitanism.” Abstract: The seminars in Canadian curriculum history, politics, and theory are created to showcase the latest work of Dr. William Pinar as a world-renowned scholar in our midst, together with visiting lectures given by leading curriculum […]

Standpoints, Ways of Knowing and Other Dangerous Things:A Panel Discussion of Levisohn & Phillip’s “Charting the Reefs: A Map of Multicultural Epistemology*.”

Speakers Peter Cole, Curriculum and Pedagogy, UBC Claudia Ruitenberg, Educational Studies, UBC Peter Seixas, Curriculum and Pedagogy, UBC Janice Stewart, Women’s Studies, UBC Wednesday, February 8th | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.| Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission * Please find copy of Levisohn, J. A. & Phillips, D.C. (2012). Charting the reefs: […]

Pinar Seminar Series 6 | 2011-2012

Curricula in their Historical Context: Curriculum Studies in Canada Pinar Seminar Series 6 Teresa Strong-Wilson, McGill University | “Phantom Traces: The Implications of W.G. Sebald’s ‘Coincidences’ for Memory, Autobiography and Currere in Canadian Curriculum Studies.” Abstract: The seminars in Canadian curriculum history, politics, and theory are created to showcase the latest work of Dr. William […]

Professional Autonomy: Discrertion and Responsibility in K–12 Public Education

A Panel Discussion Speakers Sue Ferguson | Senior Labour Relations Consultant, British Columbia Public School Employers (BCPSE) Charlie Naylor | Senior Researcher, British Columbia Teachers Federation (BCTF) Pam Essex | Elementary School Principal, Richmond School District, British Columbia Brigitte Patenaude | Teacher, Prince of Wales Secondary School, Vancouver School District Thursday, January 12th | 12:30 […]

Pinar Seminar Series 5 | 2011-2012

Curricula in their Historical Context: Curriculum Studies in Canada Pinar Seminar Series 5 Theodore Christou, University of New Brunswick | “Does It Still Illuminate? Progressive Abstract: The seminars in Canadian curriculum history, politics, and theory are created to showcase the latest work of Dr. William Pinar as a world-renowned scholar in our midst, together with […]

Pinar Seminar Series 4 | 2011-2012

Curricula in their Historical Context: Curriculum Studies in Canada Pinar Seminar Series 4 Dr. William Pinar | “Allegories of the Present: Curriculum Development in a Culture of Narcissism and Presentism” Abstract: The seminars in Canadian curriculum history, politics, and theory are created to showcase the latest work of Dr. William Pinar as a world-renowned scholar […]

Pinar Seminar Series 3 | 2011-2012

Curricula in their Historical Context: Curriculum Studies in Canada Pinar Seminar Series 3 Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, University of Ottawa | “Questioning Canadian Curriculum Theory: Currere, Denkbild, and Aesthetics” Abstract: The seminars in Canadian curriculum history, politics, and theory are created to showcase the latest work of Dr. William Pinar as a world-renowned scholar in our […]

Pinar Seminar Series 2 | 2011-2012

Curricula in their Historical Context: Curriculum Studies in Canada Pinar Seminar Series 2 Dr. William Pinar | Nationalism, Anti-Americanism, Canadian Identity: Two Moments in Canadian Curriculum Studies Abstract: The seminars in Canadian curriculum history, politics, and theory are created to showcase the latest work of Dr. William Pinar as a world-renowned scholar in our midst, […]

Pinar Seminar Series 1 | 2011-2012

Curricula in their Historical Context: Curriculum Studies in Canada Pinar Seminar Series 1 Dr. William Pinar | “Disciplinarity and the Internationalization of Curriculum Studies” Abstract: The seminars in Canadian curriculum history, politics, and theory are created to showcase the latest work of Dr. William Pinar as a world-renowned scholar in our midst, together with visiting […]

Think & Eat Green @ School

Dr. Alejandro Rojas | Land & Food Systems, UBC Thursday, April 28, 2011 | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. (PST) | Scarfe, Room 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: The seminar will provide a narrative of the process of formation, accomplishments and challenges of Think &Eat Green @ School, a SSHRC- supported community-university research alliance aiming […]

Arithmetic, population and energy; sustainability 101

Dr. Albert A. Bartlett | University of Colorado at Boulder Thursday, May 19, 2011 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. (PST) | Scarfe, Room 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: The first time many students see the exponential function is in the examination of the charge remaining on a charged capacitor as a function of time […]

Amelie: “Call me Peter!” Participant representation in research projects

Beatrice Partel | Visiting Scholar from the University of Innsbruck, Austria Thursday, March 10 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. (PST) | Scarfe, Room 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: In the course of research representation of participants often takes place within a limited space of possibilities. In particular the use of pseudonyms, gendered pronouns and identity […]

Five years’ Struggle to Teach Science to Students with Disabilities

Dr. Daniel J. Cha | Daegu University, South Korea Thursday, May 12, 2025 | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. (PST) | Scarfe, Room 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: In spite of long history of special education, very little attention has been paid to teaching particular subject matter, especially science, to students with disabilities. Furthermore, science […]

Pinar Seminar Series 9 | 2011-2012

Curricula in their Historical Context: Curriculum Studies in Canada Pinar Seminar Series 9 Cynthia Chambers, University of Lethbridge | “Curriculum as Wayfinding.” Seminar Cancelled Abstract: The seminars in Canadian curriculum history, politics, and theory are created to showcase the latest work of Dr. William Pinar as a world-renowned scholar in our midst, together with visiting […]

Methodologies: Truth, Lies and Indeterminacies (and Everything Else)

Panel discussion with Mary Bryson, Peter Cole, Kadriye Ercikan, Taylor Webb, Bruno Zumbo Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 | 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. (PST) | Scarfe, Room 310 View the Seminar Poster

Exploring the Educational Determinants of Human Ingenuity

Dr. Ronald Hansen | University of Western Ontario Tuesday, December 7, 2010 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. (PST) | Scarfe, Room 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: Recent field work at a teacher education institution in Norway will be the focus of Dr. Hansen’s seminar. The results of a pilot study (2008) involving six inventors in southern […]

Motivation for Learning

Dr. David Palmer | University of Newcastle, Australia Thursday, September 23, 2010 | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. (PST) | Scarfe, Room 310 View the Seminar Poster Abstract: This is a position paper that is intended to describe motivation for learning. Although motivation is generally agreed to be the phenomenon that causes behaviour, there is a […]

Whatever happened to curriculum theory in teacher education

Teacher Education Research Seminars | Co-hosted by CSTE and EDCP 11/03/2010 Whatever happened to curriculum theory in teacher educationIntroduction: Dr. Anne Phelan (UBC) Seminar Recording 11/03/2010 Whatever happened to curriculum theory in teacher educationKeynote Address: Dr. Janet Miller (Columbia University, New York) Seminar Recording 11/03/2010 Whatever happened to curriculum theory in teacher educationPanel Presentation: Dr. Peter Grimmett (SFU) […]